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2016 Postmortem

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

36. Oh yuck Mrs. Austerity for all is always an option.

Reply to pa28 (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 08:13 AM

Jul 2015

F that.

Austerity for who if I may ask? For Wallstreet? Billionaires? Corporations?

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Clinton in 2011: Greek austerity is necessary "chemotherapy" to give Greece a "strong economy". [View all] pa28 Jul 2015 OP

Yet another clear difference between Hillary & Bernie -nt- 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #1

Good Question CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #2

Greece does need to cut its deficits and spending, but... JaneyVee Jul 2015 #3

Thank you. We seldom agree but I am with you totally on this. jwirr Jul 2015 #21

And yet the IMF is demanding MORE pension cuts- Ken Burch Jul 2015 #26

Always protecting the rich. azmom Jul 2015 #4

Surrounded by the rich, advised by the rich, worked hard to become rich BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #5

She will throw us a few crumbs now and then if it azmom Jul 2015 #6

Yup BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #7

The ghost of Milton Friedman still haunts the Democratic Establishment Indepatriot Jul 2015 #8

All straight out of the playbook including the language. pa28 Jul 2015 #9

Really ugly metaphor. bvf Jul 2015 #13

I know. You see it over and over again in the language of neoliberals and the IMF. pa28 Jul 2015 #19

This guy: Ken Burch Jul 2015 #30

this shows it's way further than just "corruption from changing the party to attract corpo money" MisterP Jul 2015 #16

Oh, but I'm sure she's "evolved" since then and now believes taxing the wealthy is the answer. Scuba Jul 2015 #10

She's "evolved" on a wide variety of issues when it became convenient to do so. pa28 Jul 2015 #11

Presidential candidates should at least tell voters what their position Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #12

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton OnyxCollie Jul 2015 #14

Oh you are do cynical! Bonobo Jul 2015 #25

So? Even the IMF said if the Greeks had stayed with the plan that cstanleytech Jul 2015 #15

There is nothing left to cut in Greece. Ken Burch Jul 2015 #29

Here is the report cstanleytech Jul 2015 #33

Wasn't the expectation that a woman politician would be more nurturing, caring, sensitive Divernan Jul 2015 #17

Thanks for adding this. pa28 Jul 2015 #22

that was the argument made in--of all places--a Susan Faludi book MisterP Jul 2015 #24

I've never had that expectation. Women are individuals, not stereotypes. n/t winter is coming Jul 2015 #27

A great question that highlights the difference between Clinton and Sanders. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #18

The 1% and Banksters want their due, whether it be in money or blood. SoapBox Jul 2015 #20

Excellent analogy Divernan Jul 2015 #23

The use of medical metaphors is an indicator of anti-democratic inclinations. Ken Burch Jul 2015 #28

Wraps up Clinton's REAL economic philosophy in a nutshell. 99Forever Jul 2015 #31

maybe she's evolved? Doctor_J Jul 2015 #32

Hillary's position is deeply disturbing. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #34

Whoa. Thanks for posting. That is terrifying. morningfog Jul 2015 #35

Oh yuck Mrs. Austerity for all is always an option. nc4bo Jul 2015 #36

What a chilling thing to say. CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #37